The Palisadoes Foundation had been selected for the 2021 Google Summer of Code

[b4oshany (Oshane Bailey)]

This is a significant achievement. The Palisadoes Foundation is the first Jamaican based company that got accepted in Google Summer of Code.

The Palisadoes Foundation has been sponsoring work done by Jamaican students for various open-source projects for a number of years. Talawa, for example, is a modular open-source project that aims to help community-based organizations such as clubs, neighbourhood groups, volunteer associations, non-profits and small religious institutions manage their daily activities. Most user interaction is via a mobile app.

GSoC Organsiation Link: Google Summer of Code

http://www.palisadoes.org/gsoc/

If you’re a student attending a tertiary, you can apply to participate in the Google Summer of Code (GSoC) programme.

@b4oshany

(GSoC) will begin accepting student applications on March 29, 2021. The global, online program is designed to engage students with open source software communities.

GSoC is a highly competitive and unique program - in the past 16 years, it had over 16,000 students from 111 countries accepted into the program. Participants are paired with a mentor to help introduce them to an open-source community and guide them with their project. GSoC gives students invaluable real-world experience and an opportunity to receive a stipend to contribute to open-source software.